ETHANOL BUSINESS

Farm Futures: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision not to cut the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) by half was a “watershed decision for the United States of America,” said Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer during a tour of the Farm Progress Show held in Boone, Iowa. Schafer... More

Jalopnik: If you’ve been having trouble with your small gasoline power equipment lately, MSNBC reports that you’re not alone: Small-engine mechanics nationwide are seeing a spike in engine damage they claim is attributable to the increasing use of ethanol in gasoline. We’re not talking... More

Ethanol Producer Magazine: Two recent separate matters concerning ethanol blending have generated some concern and interest among fuel retailers and the ethanol industry. The Iowa Attorney General’s office filed a state consumer-protection lawsuit Aug. 13, charging Jerry Fratzke, owner of Pronto Market... More

Brazzil Magazine: Brazil-based ALL (América Latina Logística), the largest railway logistics operator in Latin America, is the newest player in the fuel alcohol sector in the state of São Paulo, which is responsible for around 75% of the whole alcohol and sugar production of Brazil. The state produces... More

Cumberland Times-News: In a series of articles, a chemical engineer from Michigan State University attempts to defend the government’s energy policy of promoting ethanol as fuel. He does this by acting as a one-man truth squad correcting the errors of those critical of government policy. In turn,... More

WHQR Public Radio: North Carolina State University has received a grant to study how genetically modified trees can be used to make ethanol. The nearly $1 million will go toward planting trees at various locations across the state. The modified trees produce more sugar, which is the part of the tree... More

Boise State University The Arbiter Online: If you’re not careful, ethanol could eat your car. Ethanol breaks down natural rubber and corrodes aluminum – two materials that can be used to create hoses and gas tanks. Don’t get too worried yet. When it comes to fuel options there are... More

Eureka! Science News: Researchers here have found a way to convert ethanol and other biofuels into hydrogen very efficiently. A new catalyst makes hydrogen from ethanol with 90 percent yield, at a workable temperature, and using inexpensive ingredients. Umit Ozkan, professor of chemical and biomolecular... More

International Herald Tribune: Brazil is partnering with a Barbados businessman in a proposal to build a US$36 million ethanol plant near the capital. Etanol de Costa Rica SA says the plant would produce about 132 million gallons (500 million liters) of ethanol a year, refining ethanol imported from Brazil.... More

Birmingham Star: The United States plans to spend $600 million in coming years to propel development of renewable fuels and other new energy solutions. The funding goes along with millions that private investors are spending to find ways to cut the nation’s dependence on oil. The future of alternative... More

The Amherst Daily: Beets from Cumberland County could soon be fuelling cars if a proposed ethanol plant goes ahead as planned. Ron Coles, manager of communications and public relations for Atlantec BioEnergy, said farmers across the province this summer planted 550 acres of beets to be used as a demonstration... More

Yuma Sun: There is a growing recognition that federal subsidies and policies designed to encourage production and use of ethanol – an alcohol-based fuel alternative additive – is a losing proposition for our nation. This became evident locally when the Yuma County Farm Bureau decided to consider... More